Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 2571
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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH
02 - 002571
1. PLACE OF DEATH County of Halifax If in City or Town Halifax
If death occured in a hospital or institution Camp Hill Hospital
3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Colwell, Ray John
4. Sex
Male
5. Citizenship
Canadian
6. Racial Origin
English
7. Single, Married
married
8. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
9. DATE OF BIRTH 8 11, 1899
10. AGE in Years70 Months7 Days27 | hrs or mins
11. Trade or profession Merchant (retired)
12. Kind of industry
13. Date last worked 1949 14. Total years 7
15. If married name of spouse Hazel
16. NAME of Father Henry Colwell
17. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
18. NAME of Mother Bessie McPherson
19. BIRTHPLACE Nova Scotia
20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Ray Colwell, per (illegible)
address Mahone Bay
Relationship to deceased Wife
21. Place of burial Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax
Date of burial April 9, 1970
22. Undertaker Snow & Lee Ltd., Halifax
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
23. DATE OF DEATH April 7, 1970
CAUSE OF DEATH
(a) Arteriosclerotic heart disease
(b) Congestive failure
(c)
other
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